KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 — A part-time mechanic was sentenced to a total of six months imprisonment by the Sessions Court earlier today, for keeping without a permit two species of protected birds, comprising six Blue-winged Leafbirds and 19 white-rumped shama in his house last year.
Judge Norina Zainol Abidin handed down the sentence against Mahadhir Ibrahim, 38, after he changed his plea to guilty when the case was up for mention today.
The accused had pleaded not guilty when he was first charged with the offence.
He was sentenced to three months in jail on each count, but the court ordered him to serve the jail sentences concurrently from today.
Based on the two charges, Mahadhir was charged with keeping six Blue-winged Leafbirds, scientifically known as Chloropsis cochinchinesis, and the 19 white-rumped shama (Copsychus malabaricus), which are protected under the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010, without a licence.
He was charged with committing the offence at a house in Jalan Puchong Petaling Bahagia, here at 6.05pm on May 13, 2022.
Prosecuting officer from the Wildlife and National Parks Department Suhainariddah Abd Rashid prosecuted, while Mahadhir was unrepresented.
— Bernama
